Recorded on a cassette C90 tape at Thomas Nagle’s family home in North London in about 2 hours c. 1986;
Available as a digital download from Karen Tweed’s webshop.

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Adrian Burns: guitar, bouzoiki

Tracks

1. Charlie’s Cap / Ailbe Grace’s (3.05)
2. Tommy Maguire’s / Coalminer’s / The Youngest Daughter (3.41)
3. Gortnaskehy / Gan Ainm / Gan Ainm (4.34)
4. Jacky Daly’s / Finbar Dwyer’s / John James’ (5.15)
5. Tom McElvogue’s Jigs (4.35)
6. Shamrock Hill / The Rising Sun / The Pope’s Toe (5.54)
7. Gan Ainm / Gain Ainm / The Second Victory / The Cat’s Meow (6.02)
8. Tom McElvogue’s / The Whole Thing (3.32)
9. The Green Fields of Glentown / Gan Ainm / The Bucks of Oranmore (6.30)
10. Finbar Dwyer’s / Finbar Dwyer’s / The Square in Crossmaglen / Return to Miltown (8.55)

Tracks 1a, 3a, 8b Karen Tweed;
Track 1b Ailbe Grace;
Track 2a Tommy Maguire;
Tracks 2b, 6bc, 7c, 9c, 10d trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Adrian Burns;
Track 2c trad.;
Track 4a Jacky Daly;
Tracks 4b, 10ab Finbar Dwyer;
Track 4c Mick Conneely;
Tracks 5, 8a Tom McElvogue;
Track 6a Sean Ryan;
Track 7d Joanie Madden;
Track 9a Tommy Peoples;
Track 10c Josephine Keegan

Recorded by Ray Williams at Panda Studios, North Dalton, East Yorkshire;
Digital editing by Keith Herd, Fairview Studios Hull;
Cover illustration by Karen Tweed;
Cover design by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Karen Tweed: 72 bass Guerrini piano accordion;
Séamus O’Sullivan: keyboard;
Gordon Tyrrall: guitar;
Peter Houlahan: bodhrán

Tracks

1. The Steeplechase / All Around the World / Matt Peoples’ reels (3.15)
2. Siobhán O’Donnell’s No. 1 / Siobhán O’Donnell’s No. 2 jigs (2.10)
3. Frank McCollum’s / The Turnpike / Joe Skelton’s hornpipes (4.00)
4. My Love Is in America / Bunker Hill reels (2.57)
5. The Humours of Kesh / Tom Trainor’s / The Cúil Aodha jigs (3.10)
6. Sailor on the Rock / Drunken Landlady / Maudabawn Chapel reels (3.14)
7. Sweeney’s / The Ballydesmond / Untitled Polka polkas (2.36)
8. Strayaway Child / Con Cassidy’s jigs (4.18)
9. Dinkie’s / The Convenience Reel reels (2.20)
10. The Scholar / The Humours of Loughrea reels (1.49)
11. Queen of the West / The Cliffe Hornpipe hornpipes (2.58)
12. The Connaughtman’s Rambles / The Second Victory jigs (2.40)
13. The Girl Who Broke My Heart / Hand Me Down the Tackle / The Monaghan Twig reels (3.18)
14. Gander in the Pratie Hole / Hartigan’s Fancy / The Miner’s Jig jigs (3.44)
15. Launching the Boat / The Piper’s Despair / The Raheen reels (3.40)
16. Jim Keefe’s / Peg Ryan’s / Teahan’s Favourite polkas (2.34)
17. Drops of Springwater / The Humours of Derrycrosane / The Whinny Hills of Leitrim slip jigs (2.38)
18. Feargal Ó Gadhra / Over the Moor to Maggie / The Old Copperplate reels (4.01)

All tracks trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Dave Mallinson, David J. Taylor except
Track 12b Paddy O’Brien

Recorded by Ray Williams at Panda Studios, North Dalton, East Yorkshire;
Digital editing by Keith Herd, Fairview Studios Hull;
Cover illustration by Karen Tweed;
Cover design by Bryan Ledgard

Musicians

Karen Tweed: 72 bass Guerrini piano accordion;
Séamus O’Sullivan: keyboard;
Gordon Tyrrall: guitar;
Peter Houlahan: bodhrán

Tracks

1. The Watchmaker / The Milliner’s Daughter reels (2.06)
2. Merrily Kiss the Quaker’s Wife / Untitled Slide / Going to the Well for Water slides (2.59)
3. The New House / Boys of the Town / The Rambling Pitchfork jigs (3.43)
4. Brid Harper’s / Dennis Langtou’s reels (2.23)
5. The Cuckoo / The Tara Brooch / The Smell of the Bog hornpipes (4.17)
6. The Broken Pledge / Paddy Lynn’s Delight reels (2.25)
7. Untitled / Captain Byng / An Gallope polkas (2.38)
8. Tommy Peoples’ / The Scotsman Over the Border jigs (2.44)
9. Corney’s Coming / The Fairy Reel /Andy McGann’s reels (3.40)
10. Siobhán O’Donnell’s No. 3 / The Silver Spire reels (2.05)
11. The Bush on the Hill / Conway’s jigs (2.08)
12. Miss Thornton’s / The Humours 0f Tulla / The Reel of Mullinavat / The Congress reels (4.22)
13. Spellan the Fiddler / Smith’s Favourite hornpipes (3.00)
14. Vicnent Campbell’s / The Hare in the Corn jigs (2.10)
15. The Kilfodda / Christmas Eve reels (3.00)
16. Ailbe Grace’s / Art O’Keeffe’s polkas (1.46)
17. Connie O’Connell’s / The Flowers of Spring / The Maid on the Green jigs (3.10)
18. Munster Bacon / The Bunch of Roses jigs (2.10)
19. Seámus Meehan’s / Return to Miltown reels
20. (2.40)

All tracks trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Dave Mallinson, David J. Taylor except
Track 3a Paddy O’Brien

Engineered by Mark Whyles and Ray Williams at Panda Studios, North Dalton, East Yorkshire;
Edited by Warwick Pilmer at Beaumont Street Studios, Batley, Yorkshire;
Produced by Mark Whyles, Ian Carr, Karen Tweed and Ray Williams;
Photography by Richard Faulks;
Artwork by Anna Wilkinson;
Art finish and typesetting by Andreas Wittig

Musicians

Ian Carr: guitar, melodica;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion, melodica

Tracks

1. Philobus: The Philobus Waltz / A Punch in the Dark / The Contradiction (5.41)
2. Jigs: Tommy Maguire’s Jig #1 / Humours of Derrycrosnane / Gerry O’Connor’s (3.46)
3. Hanoria: Fahy’s / Miss Hanoria McNamara of Ballybunion / Mick Conneely’s (7.35)
4. Connie’s: Drever’s Waltz / Connie O’Connell’s (4.24)
5. Polkas: Ailbe Grace’s / Paul Lander’s (3.24)
6. Rory: Marco’s Jig / Rory McLeod (4.02)
7. Unstep: The Unstep / Reel Beatrice / The Prince’s Feather (5.01)
8. Polskas: Rörospols / Dickaspolskan (3.59)
9. More Jigs: Matthews’ Paper Boys Fancy / Cleveland Park / Mary Joyce’s (4.11)
10. Congress: The Congress Reel (1.14)
11. Isle of Ewe: Baby Isle of Ewe / Treen Beach / O’Keefe’s Slide (3.22)
12. Waltzes: Waltz Montmagny / Waltz Harry Lane (5.01)

All tracks trad. arr. Ian Carr, Karen Tweed except
Tracks 1a, 3b, 4a Karen Tweed;
Track 1b Gerry O’Connor;
Track 2a Tommy Maguire;
Track 3c Mick Conneely;
Track 5b Connie O’Connell;
Track 6a Marco Pollier;
Track 7a Karen Tweed, Ian Carr, Geoff Lincoln;
Track 7c Maurice Lennon;
Track 9a Martin Matthews;
Track 9b Ivan Drever;
Track 9c Luke Daniels;
Track 11a Ian Carr;
Track 11b Sarah Allen;
Track 12a Alistair Anderson;
Track 12b Andy Cutting

Engineered by Mark Whyles and Peter Haigh at Pier House Studios, Edinburgh;
Produced by Mark Whyles;
Mastered by Andy Seward

Musicians

Ian Carr: guitar;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion

Tracks

1. Bigger: Nåsragan efter Maria Jonsson / Bigger House (4.54)
2. Amy: Smith’s Favourite / Amy’s Rollerskates / The Old Station House / Séamus Meehan’s / The Glue Pot (6.44)
3. Eilidh: Miss Irene Meldrum’s Welcome to Bon Accord / Auchengowan (5.37)
4. Christmas: Christmas Day in the Morning / Skymningspolska / Reel Madrid / Thomas McElvogue’s (7.27)
5. Norman: Paidrag O’Keeffe’s Slide / Callaghan’s Slide / Glountane Slide / A Slide Called Norman (3.16)
6. Lal: The Altisidora (2.29)
7. Maria: Åre polskan efter Maria Jonsson / Matt the Trasher / Paddy Fahy’s (6.43)
8. Horse: Horse Keane’s Hornpipe / Mad Nights in Birmingham / My Mind Will Never Be Easy / Will You Come Away With Me? (6.20)
9. Markos: Markos / Red Reed / The Scholar (4.16)

All tracks trad. arr. Ian Carr, Karen Tweed except
Tracks 1b, 9a Ian Carr;
Track 3a W.G. Meldrum;
Track 4a Friedemann Stickell;
Track 4b Maria Kalaniemi;
Track 4c Joe Scurfield;
Track 4d Thomas McElvogue;
Track 5d Karen Tweed;
Track 6 Lal Waterson;
Track 8a Jimmy Keane;
Track 8b Hervé Cantal;
Track 9b Marc Pollier

Location recording at Chapel Lunch, Derbyshire by Panda Sound;
Engineered by Oliver Knight;
Mixed at Panda Sound, Robin Hood’s Bay by Mark Whyles and Oliver Knight;
Produced by The Two Duos Quartet and Oliver Knight

Musicians

Ian Carr: guitar;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Chris Wood: vocals, violin, viola

Tracks

1. Amberanna (4.01)
2. I Feel a Smile Coming On (5.36)
3. Rain a Sup / Going to the Well for Water (2.51)
4. The Shouter (3.45)
5. Miss Hanoria McNamara of Ballybunion / Robin’s / Waltz Harry Lane (7.13)
6. Olivers / Two Beers (4.55)
7. Reel / Reel de chicoutimi / La Belle Époque (5.35)
8. Through Lonesome Woods (Roud 3461) (2.26)
9. Planxty Madam Maxwell (6.49)

Track 1 Ian Carr;
Tracks 2, 4 Chris Wood;
Track 3 trad. arr. Karen Tween, Ian Carr, Andy Cutting;
Track 5 Karen Tweed, Swayne, Andy Cutting;
Track 6 Andy Cutting;
Track 7ab trad.;
Track 7c Marcel Messervier;
Track 8 trad. arr. Chris Wood, Ian Carr;
Track 9 O’Carolan trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Ian Carr, Chris Wood, Andy Cutting

Produced by Timo Alakotila;
Recorded by Olli Valis at The Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, 7-8 November 2000;
Mixed by Olli Valis, Mark Whyles and Timo Alakotila;
Mastered by Pauli Saastamoinen at Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, January 2001;
Front cover photo by Marion Göbel;
Design by Bryan Ledgard and Karen Tweed

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Timo Alakotila: piano;
Roger Tallroth: 12-string guitar [2, 4-5, 9];
Shanti Paul Jayasinha: flugelhorn [2, 5, 8];
Timo Myllykangas: 14^th century double bass [4-5, 10];
Maria Kalaniemi: five-row accordion [2, 5];
Mauno Järvelä: violin [10];
Matti Mäkelä: violin [4, 10];
Helka Hakasalo: viola [10];
Marion Göbel: cello [4, 6, 10]

Tracks

1. Seven Years: Seven Years / Höpkers Vals (5.20)
2. Melting: Melting / Return to the Stewarty / A Quiet Autumn (8.04)
3. Swedish: Polska efter Leisme Per (3.09)
4. Dr Gilbert’s: The Dingle Reel / Dr Gilbert’s (5.52)
5. The Land: When the Land Is White with Snow (6.08)
6. English: Incontinental Mood / Flat World / Soren’s Waltz (4.22)
7. Faluspelmanslag: Tomas Håårds Schottis efter Pocket Carina Nygren / Murphy’s Hornpipe (3.15)
8. Boda: Röjas Erik Andersson uptecknad efter Röjas Jonas (4.14)
9. Billy and Bob: Bob Barson’s Strathspey / The Piper’s Despair / The Commodore (3.48)
10. Riverside Aby (5.21)

Tracks 1a, 6ab Andy Cutting;
Track 1b Lars Höpkers;
Track 2a Pete Cooper;
Tracks 2b, 9a Ian Lowthian;
Track 2c Sarah Allen;
Tracks 3, 7b trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila;
Track 4 trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Roger Tallroth, Timo Myllykangas;
Track 5 Chris Wood;
Track 6c Jan Ekedahl;
Tracks 7a arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila;
Track 8 trad. arr. Timo Alakotila, Karen Tweed, Shanti Paul Jayasinha;
Track 9b trad. arr. Timo Alakotila, Karen Tweed, Roger Tallroth;
Track 9c Billy McComiskey, Brendan Mulvihill;
Track 10 Karen Tweed

Contents

Beginners

In the beginners’ section Karen demonstrates the basic skills of piano accordion playing, using easy slow-paced tunes. Jigs and reels are then introduced and ornaments are added gradually. The individual parts of these tunes are demonstrated on video at a slow pace and the full tune is subsequently demonstrated at a medium pace so that you can play along. Right-hand and bass fingerings are demonstrated in detail and standard and alternative bass lines are suggested.

• 16 Tunes
• Pop-up Video Screens
• Precise Musical Notation
• Notes and Scales
• Easy Airs
• Beginners’ Jigs and Reels
• Three-Note Triplets
• Cuts and Rolls
• Right- and Left-Hand Fingering
• Beginners’ Jigs and Reels with Ornamentation

Advanced

The advanced section features jigs and reels that are more highly ornamented. Other tune types—Polkas, Slides and Hornpipes—are also presented. Karen demonstrates a range of ornamentation techniques and bass patterns unique to her style.

• 13 Tunes including Jigs and Reels, Polkas and Slides, Hornpipes, Slip Jigs
• Advanced Bass Patterns
• Fundamental and Counter Basses
• Seventh and Diminishced Chords
• Single-Note Triplets
• F# Rolls
• Bellows Pulse

Produced by Andy Cutting;
Recorded by Oliver Knight at Chapel Lunch;
Mixed by Andy Cutting and Joe Rusby at Pure Studios;
Mastered by Dean Jordan at Sight and Sound;
Photography by Richard Faulks;
Artwork by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Andy Cutting: diatonic button accordion

Tracks

1. Wark: Waking Up in Wonderful Wark / A Quiet Wedding (4.53)
2. Annaliese: Annaliese / There Are Angels (4.23)
3. Snack: I Only Wanted a Snack / Altfechan (2.08)
4. Swedish: Polska adopted from Carl Eric Berndt / Plaejnez mon sort / Chassepain (6.02)
5. Johsefines: Johsefines Dopp Waltz / When Chloe / Ville de Quebec (7.10)
6. Donald’s: McLeod’s Farewell (1.49)
7. Hammy’s: The Woodcock / The Kerfunton / April’s Fool (5.36)
8. Horseshoe: Horseshoe Harbour / Christy Barry’s / Heidi Hendy (3.44)
9. St Michael’s Mount: St Michael’s Mount / Les Chicaneux / The Tinkers Apron / Ms Fosters Fudge (6.08)
10. Åsa: Polska efter Sven Grev / Colbjörn (6.17)

Track 1 Karen Tweed;
Track 2a Jan Ekedahl;
Tracks 2b, 3, 8ac, 9a Andy Cutting;
Tracks 4ab, 5b trad arr. Karen Tweed, Andy Cutting, Ian Carr;
Track 4c Gilles Chabenat;
Track 5a Roger Tallroth;
Track 5c, 9d Chrid Wood;
Track 6 Donald Shaw;
Tracks 7ab Hammy Hamilton;
Track 7c, 10a trad arr. Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed;
Tracks 8b, 9b unknown arr. Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed;
Track 8a Diarmuid Moynihan;
Track 9c trad arr. Andy Cutting, Karen Tweed, Martin Green;
Track 10b Carina Normansson

New Constellations for Wind, Sole and Drawing Instruments was a commission produced by the SAGE Gateshead, co-commissioned with and performed at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in November 2004.

Performed at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead;
Produced by the SAGE, Gateshead

Artists

Karen Wimhurst: clarinets;
Karen Tweed: accordion;
Kerry Fletcher: dance;
Keith McIntyre: painting

Tracks

1. The Moon in the Man (5.48)
2. Arts+Crafts (3.11)
3. To Whom It May Concern (5.00)
4. Galaxy Bourrée (1.41)
5. Moonwaves (6.43)
6. Astronocturnes (4.24)
7. Sky Viewing (3.27)
8. Shopping in Celestial Skies (1.57)
9. Etoile de Lusignac (5.30)
10. Moonbeam Passage (2.22)
11. First Flight (3.17)
12. Reel Quantum (3.43)

Written and arranged by Karen Wimhurst and Karen Tweed

Recorded in Kallio-Kuninkala by Olli Varis;
Engineered at Studio Solgläntan by Olli Varis;
Mastered at Chartmakers by Henkka Niemistö;
Produced by Timo Alakotila;
Photos by Marion Göbel and Richard Faulks;
Design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Timo Alakotila: piano;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Roger Tallroth: guitars;
Emma Reid: fiddle

with:
Ursula Leveaux: bassoon;
John Dipper, Bernard Kilbridge, Gerard Kilbridge: fiddles;
Neil Yates: trumpet

Tracks

1. Hope / Gerry Commane’s / Back Home at Onsbäcken / Beoga / Sam’s Tune (9.02)
2. Moonbeam Passage (6.17)
3. Reverof / Lusignac (4.23)
4. Great Uncle Henry (3.08)
5. Ensuite Barn / Spaghetti Panic (5.10)
6. Midnight Macmaster (3.35)
7. Opposite Angell Road (3.46)
8. The Carillion / AJ’s jig / No Better Friends (4.55)
9. So Now Joe / Triolipolska (7.11)
10. Timo’s jig (5.26)
11. Getingens Polska / The Silver Slipper / Trip to Dingle / Orlando Polecat (3.59)
12. Lumen Valossa (5.00)

Track 1a Timo Alakotila arr. Timo Alakotila, Karen Tweed, Emma Reid, Roger Tallroth;
Track 1b trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Roger Tallroth;
Track 1c Karen Tweed arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Roger Tallroth, T. Varis, John Dipper, Gerard Kilbridge, Bernard Kilbridge;
Track 1d Sean Og Graham arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Roger Tallroth, Varis, John Dipper;
Track 1e Sarah Northcott arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Roger Tallroth, T. Varis, John Dipper, Gerard Kilbridge, Bernard Kilbridge, Neil Yates;
Tracks 2, 8c Karen Tweed arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Roger Tallroth;
Tracks 3a, 6-7, 9a Karen Tweed arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila;
Track 3b Chris Wood arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila;
Track 4 Emma Reid arr. Emma Reid, Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Roger Tallroth;
Track 5a John Dipper arr. Emma Reid, Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila;
Track 5b Andy Cutting arr. Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Karen Tweed, Roger Tallroth;
Track 8a Maire Breatnach arr. Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Karen Tweed, Roger Tallroth;
Track 8b Ian Lowthian arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Roger Tallroth;
Track 9b Antii Järvelä arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid;
Track 10 Roger Tallroth arr. Roger Tallroth, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid, Karen Tweed;
Tracks 11ab trad. arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid;
Tracks 11c Alan Kelly arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid;
Tracks 11d Karen Tweed arr. Karen Tweed, Timo Alakotila, Emma Reid

Recorded and mastered by Alistair Russell at Glade Recordings;
Produced and arranged by Dave Mallison and Karen Tweed;
Artwork and photography by Dave Mallison

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Alistair Russell: vocals

Contents

Book

1. Foreword by Sam Pirt
2. Music Basics for Squeezers
3. History and Construction
4. The Piano Accordion
5. The Treble Keyboard
6. The Right Hand Keys
7. The Key of C Major
8. The Key of G Major
9. 4/4 Time
10. The Musical Ladder
11. The Cycle of Fifths
12. The Left Hand Buttons
13. Both Hands Together
14. The Three Chord Trick
15. Traditional Music
16. Single Reels and Polkas
17. The Key of D Major
18. Minor Chords
19. 3/4 Time
20. Waltzes and Mazurkas
21. Seventh Chords
22. 6/8 Time
23. Single Jigs
24. Military Two-Steps
25. Alternating Bass Technique
26. The Key of E Minor
27. Slip Jigs and Slides
28. The Key of A Minor
29. 2/4 Time
30. American Reels
31. Irish Polkas
32. The Key of A Major
33. Hornpipes and Schottisches
34. Double Jigs and Irish Music
35. Rants and Double Reels

CD

1. Jingle Bells
2. When the Saints
3. The Scale of C Major
4. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
5. Baa Baa Black Sheep
6. The Scale of G Major
7. Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
8. South Australia
9. Counting 4/$ Time
10. British Grenadiers
11. Rattlin’ Bog
12. Bass Exercise 1
13. Bass Exercise 2
14. G Major Arpeggio
15. D Major Arpeggio
16. Skip to My Lou
17. Bobby Shaftoe
18. Winster Processional
19. Rattlin’ Bog
20. Donkey Riding
21. South Australia
22. British Grenadiers
23. Bass Exercise 3
24. G Major Arpeggio
25. Shepherds’ Hey
26. Shave the Donkey
27. Young Collins
28. The Scale of D Major
29. A Major Arpeggio
30. Banbury Bill
31. The Rose Tree
32. Bass Exercise 4
33. Winster Gallop
34. Nelly Bligh
35. Bonny Breast Knot
36. Counting 3/4 Time
37. Bass Exercise 5
38. Michael Turner’s Waltz
39. Sweet Jenny Jones
40. Bass Exercise 6
41. The South Wind
42. Shoe the Donkey
43. Sonny’s Mazurka
44. Bass Exercise 7
45. Bass Exercise 8
46. I Have a Bonnet
47. Rodney
48. The Man in the Moon
49. Counting 6/8 Time
50. Humpty Dumpty Rhythm
51. Bass Exercise 9
52. Bass Exercise 10
53. Cock of the North
54. Balance the Straw
55. Constant Billy
56. MacNamara’s Band
57. Bass Exercise 11
58. Uncle Bernard’s Polka
59. The Lass o’ Dallowgill
60. The Derry Boat
61. E Minor Dorian Mode
62. E Minor Aeolian Mode
63. The Bear Dance
64. The Rigged Ship
65. Drops of Brandy
66. Scotland
67. Scattery Island
68. A Minor Dorian Mode
69. A Minor Aeolian Mode
70. O’Keeffe’s Slide
71. Spancil Hill
72. Counting 2/4 Times
73. Camptown Races
74. Peat Fire Flame
75. Ballydesmond Polka
76. Uncle Reuben
77. Egan’s Polka
78. Tralee Gaol
79. The Scale of A Major
80. Sweeney’s Polka
81. Hundred Pipers
82. The Keel Row
83. Katie Bairdie
84. Roxburgh Castle
85. The Blackthorn Stick
86. Irish Washerwoman
87. The Tenpenny Bit
88. Durham Rangers
89. Drowsy Maggie
90. The Fairy Dance

Recorded by Richard Martin;
Produced by Bruce Molsky;
Mixed and mastered by Charlie Pilzer and Bruce Molsky at Airshow Mastering Inc, Takoma Park, MD, USA;
Cover artwork by Karen Tweed (inspired by photos by Doug McLaughlin and a window at Northrepps Church, Norfolk);
CD design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion

Tracks

1. Hanoria: Miss Hanoria Macnamara of Ballybunion / L’Indifference / Maria / Rue de L’Oiseau / Robin’s (10.57)
2. Ffion: Ffion’s Waltz / Mr Sunny / Our Peter / Black and White / Miles’ Bourrée (8.38)
3. Pamela Rose: Pamela Rose Grant / An Gallope / Double Yuk / Baudimic / Washington Square Park (7.38)
4. Karine: Edelweiss / Que Sera Sera / The Striking Clock / Tom Edwards / The Morgan Rattler / No Better Friends / Mattie and Karine’s (8.05)
5. Lorraine: Mannen Utan Minne / Lovely Lorraine / Miss Hanoria (reprise) (5.30)

Tracks 1a, 2, 3c, 4f, 5bc Karen Tweed;
Track 1b Joseph Colombo, Tony Murena;
Tracks 1cd Frédéric Paris;
Track 1e Jonathan Swayne;
Track 3a Alasdair Fraser;
Tracks 3b, 4de trad. arr. Karen Tweed;
Track 3d Gilles Chabenat;
Track 3e Angus Lyon, Ruiridh Campbell;
Track 4a Richard Rogers, Oscar Hammerstein II;
Track 4b Jay Livingston, Ray Evans;
Track 4c Gráda;
Track 4g Aidan O’Rourke;
Track 5a Staffan Strom

Recorded and produced by Nick Sowden;
Mastered by Denis Blackburn at Skye Mastering;
Photography by Richard Faulkes;
Design by Jo Pieczenko

Musicians

Kevin Dempsey: guitar, vocals;
Carolyn Robson: vocals;
Karen Tweed: accordion, backing vocals

Tracks

1. The Factory Girl (Roud 15534) (3.41)
2. Southern Girl’s Reply (Roud 7484) (5.46)
3. The Gold Ring / Steele the Show / Beoga (4.54)
4. Across the Blue Mountain (Roud 25278) / Lucy’s Waltz (6.31)
5. I Know My Love (Roud 60; Laws P25) / The Fairy Dance (3.45)
6. Miss Otis Regrets (4.27)
7. Sandgate Dandling Song (Roud B24532) (2.57)
8. It’s All Over Now (3.54)
9. Near Woodstock Town (Roud 60; Laws P25; G/D 6:1169, 6:1170; Henry H683) (3.32)
10. Hughie (3.08)
11. Past Caring (4.08)
12. Old Mother Eve / Walking Into Sunshine (4.47)

Tracks 1-2, 4a trad. American arr. Kevin Dempsey, Carolyn Robson, Karen Tweed;
Track 3a trad. arr. Kevin Dempsey, Karen Tweed;
Tracks 3b, 10, 12b Karen Tweed;
Track 3c Seán Óg Graham;
Track 4b Kevin Dempsey;
Tracks 5ab trad. arr. Kevin Dempsey, Carolyn Robson, Karen Tweed;
Track 6 Cole Porter;
Track 7 Robert Nunn;
Track 8 Bobby and Shirley Womack;
Tracks 9 trad. 17c English arr. Kevin Dempsey, Carolyn Robson, Karen Tweed;
Track 11 words Henry Lawson, music Phyl Lobl;
Tracks 12a trad. English arr. Kevin Dempsey, Carolyn Robson, Karen Tweed

Recorded at The Mill Studios, Clondra, Co Longford;
Edited, mixed and pre-mastered by N. Holmes;
Sleeve design and cover photographs by Tom McElvogue

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Tom McElvogure: flute

Tracks

1. Miss Thornton / Andy McGann’s No 2 / Maids of Mount Cisco (3.55)
2. Horse with a Heart / Paddy on the Rocks / Munster Bacon (3.13)
3. The Honeymoon / Fahy’s / Devaney’s Goat / Eddie Moloney’s (4.16)
4. Cuil Aodha / Tell Her I Am / Con Cassidy’s (3.44)
5. Cronin’s / Miss Galvin’s / Tailor’s Twist (3.51)
6. Will You Go Away With Me / The Orphan / Headwood Crossing (3.13)
7. Mayor Harrison’s Fedora / Paddy Fahy’s (4.01)
8. Doctor O’Neill’s / Humours of Glendart / Shandon Bells (4.50)
9. Orla’s Reel / Crowley’s / Ormond Sound (3.05)
10. Billy McCormack’s / Rosewood / Gan Aim (3.11)
11. Victory Reel / The Bunch of Green Rushes / The Dairy Maid (2.12)
12. Luckpenny / Wheels of the World / The Bicycle Jig / Bank of Ireland (4.53)
13. Merry Days of Easter / Reel Sam Cormier / Castle Kelly (3.36)

All tracks trad. err. Karen Tweed, Tom McElvogue except
Track 1b Andy McGann;
Track 2a Frankie Kennedy;
Track 2b Noel Sweeney;
Tracks 3b, 7b Paddy Fahy;
Track 6c Patrick Davey;
Track 9a Paul Ruane;
Track 9c Paddy O’Brien;
Track 10b James Scott Skinner;
Track 12c Steve Cooney;
Track 13b Danis Lanctot

Produced by Timo Alakotila;
Recorded by Speedy Sarinen at Mediagents, Helsinki in July and October 2016 and May-June 2017;
Mastered by Svante Forsbäck at Chartmakers;
Artwork by Mats Vuorenjuuri, Unikuva;
Photos and additional art direction by Marion Göbel;
Sketches by Karen Tweed;
Cover paintings by Jarmo Kukkonen

Sleeve notes

Musicians

Timo Alakotila: piano;
Karen Tweed: piano accordion

with
Ruth Dornfelt: violin [4, 7-9, 13-15, 19, 20, 23];
Catriona McMay: Irish harp [5-6, 12, 14, 16, 18-21];
Timo Myllykangas: bass [4, 9, 14-15, 18-21];
Petri Hakala: mandolin, guitar [4, 8, 13-14, 19-20];
Speedy Sarinen: guitars [4-6, 9, 13, 21];
Shanti Paul Jayasinha: trumpet, flugelhorn [4, 8, 12-13, 20];
Thomas McElvogue: flute [2, 3, 19-20];
Felis Quartet (Sirkka Kautonen, Anja Syvälähde: violins; Helka Hakasalo: viola; Marion Göbel: cello) [15]

Tracks

1. Planxty Parr (1.56)
2. Dickeystown Hop (0.48)
3. Ruane the Man (1.26)
4. Helen Turner’s Textet (2.46)
5. Amicum (2.27)
6. Vālke (2.05)
7. Lovely Lorraine (1.55)
8. Rosa Kvint (2.49)
9. Tangue Purple (4.14)
10. Pilvi & Eskos Brudvals (2.14)
11. The Diamond (1.57)
12. Manuka Cottage (2.09)
13. Snowlake (5.17)
14. Roots (Juuret) (4.19)
15. Terry’s Tango Painting (2.21)
16. Rannalla (2.40)
17. Mna Na hEeireann (2.04)
18. Richie Dwyer’s (A Minor) (1.09)
19. Trip to Galway (1.08)
20. Col Sig Of The 2-2-6 (1.14)
21. Prolapsus (3.31)
22. Jill Walden’s Meringues (1.42)
23. Black and White (1.04)
24. Ta Da Tweedie (3.32)

Tracks 1, 4, 7, 12-13, 15, 22-24 Karen Tweed;
Tracks 5, 9, 14, 21 Timo Alakotila;
Track 2 Francis Ward;
Track 3 Thomas McElvogue;
Track 6 Elina Sipilä;
Track 8 Mattias Pérez;
Track 10 Roger Tallroth;
Track 11 Billy McComiskey;
Track 16 Vesa Tuomi;
Track 17 Séan Ó Riada;
Track 18 Richard Dwyer;
Track 19 Noel Sweeney;
Track 20 Eilidh Shaw

Produced by Simon Ireson, Margaret Robertson and Karen Tweed;
Recorded, edited, mixed and mastered by Simon Ireson in Orkney;
Photos of Margaret and Karen at The Brough o’ Birsay, Orkney, October 2021 by Tom O’Brien;
Drawing and painting by Jessi Couper and William Allan;
Artwork and design by Joe Pieczenko

Musicians

Karen Tweed: piano accordion;
Margaret Roberson: piano, fiddle

Tracks

1. The Coopers of Delunna / The March of the Pink Flmingo / The Allans of Fea (4.07)
2. Happy Cake Break / Quite Trim Nelson! (2.23)
3. Air for Gordon (3.32)
4. St Kilda Beach / Candy and Simon’s Birdsong House / One for Tweed (3.51)
5. Pam (4.45)
6. Rigs and Rollers / Le Cheile / Liza’s / Arthur Anderson’s Reel (4.15)
7. Mother’s Love (2.46)
8. Dancing in Darsie / Lovely Lorraine (3.40)
9. Lighthouse Lovers / Orlando Polecat (2.54)
10. Daylight (Mrs Olivia MaCrann) (2.53)
11. St Albans Columcille’s / The Gray’s Wedding March / Fae Turniebrae tae Cardenden (4.04)
12. Steele the Show / Shaela / Back Hoem at Önsbacken (5.07)

Tracks 1abc, 3, 4ac, 5, 6a-d, 7, 8a, 11bc, 12b Margaret Robertson;
Tracks 2ab, 4b, 8b, 9ab, 10, 11a, 12ac Karen Tweed